Rav van den Berg (born 7 July 2004) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

PEC Zwolle Van den Berg started his career at

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after graduating through their academy and was linked with transfers to

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and PSV in March 2019, aged 14. He was included in a first team training camp in Spain midway through the 2019–20 season, aged 15, before signing a two-year contract with the club in May 2020. He made his first-team debut for the club on 1 May 2021, starting in a 2–1

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defeat to

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at the age of 16 years and 298 days. Middlesbrough On 6 July 2023, van den Berg signed a four-year contract with

. Van Den Berg made his debut against

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in the EFL Cup in a 3-2 victory

International career

He has represented the Netherlands internationally at under-15 and under-16 levels.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of

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defender

Sepp van den Berg Sepp van den Berg (born 20 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Bundesliga club Schalke 04, on loan from Liverpool. Club career PEC Zwolle After successfully progressing through the PEC Zwolle youth ra ...

, who also graduated through

's academy before becoming their youngest debutant at the age of 16 years and 81 days in 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Rav van den 2004 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Men's association football defenders PEC Zwolle players Middlesbrough F.C. players Eredivisie players Netherlands men's youth international footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England